handlebar
Americannoun
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handlebars
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Usually handlebars.
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the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands.
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a bar or rod, usually of metal and having a handle at one end, used for handling, guiding, or maneuvering some object.
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A simple change in handlebar grip can interrupt sensor contact or blood flow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Gareth Williams, 33, described how toddler Indie loved "scooting around the house" on her little bike, so decided to buy a child's seat and handlebar to attach to his own bicycle.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
At 82, the former electrician with his legendary handlebar moustache is still receiving visitors in an office at the heart of the former Gdansk shipyards.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
As Angus spoke, Ernie Haecker, a longtime train lover, nodded in understanding, grinning beneath a handlebar mustache.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
There was this stout man with a handlebar mustache who was getting off the phone with 911.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
During a family holiday, she had skidded on some sand while cycling and fell heavily onto the handlebars.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
But between the panniers and the handlebars, it was too broad for comfort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The rider would then be alerted via either visual signals on the frame, vibrations in the handlebars or through technology inside their helmet.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Like Rivian, Also makes all the major parts of its products, from the handlebars to the circuit boards.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
The handlebars twisted out of his grip, and Joe went flying.
From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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